Yechezel 3 wrote:
Paul, once he got so much flack from the Jews because they did not believe his bogus gospel...
This is an extremely important point. Paul often spoke of being beaten, and Luke always phrased it to make us think that he was being persecuted for Yeshua. Not so!

The beatings were because he continually tried to turn people away from the law, and the Torah says that anyone who brings such a message is a false prophet who must not be listened to, but is to be put to death (Deut 13:5).

Despite the many beatings Paul still did not get it, despite saying elsewhere that "ALL Scrip-ture is given by the inspiration of God... and is profitable for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete" (2 Tim 3:16-17). Now 'all Scrip-ture' clearly includes Deut 13:5, and no amount of twisting by Paul can negate it.

In fact by limiting themselves to merely beating Paul, the Jews showed him mercy according to the law - an attribute which was absent from Paul when, 'in the name of Jesus' (!!!), he ordered the church in Corinth to kill one of their own members (1 Cor 5:4-5).

How people who claim to follow Jesus can support such an awful man is way beyond me.

Shalom